TOTC BOOK 2 QUIZ Flashcards
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What register does Madame Defarge keep?
Names of those who are enemies to the common people.
Why does Dr. Manette cobble for 9 days after Lucie and Charles are married?
It is his was of escaping from distressing news.
Why does Darnay go to France?
To help Gabelle.
What does Jerry Cruncher object to his wife doing?
Praying.
Why was grass put in Foulon’s mouth?
He had told the starving people to eat grass.
Why was the Marquis killed?
The common people rose up after he ran down a child.
Why does Charles renounce his name and property while visiting his uncle the Marquis?
To honor his mother’s dying wish.
Why does Madame Defarge wear a rose in her hair?
The rose is a signal that there is a spy in the shop.
Who is Mr. Carton?
Stryver’s associate.
Why doesn’t Dr. Manette want Charles to reveal his true name?
He suspects a connection between his imprisonment and Charles’ family.
How does Dickens describe the Manette’s home?
Sunny and cheery
What words does Dickens use to describe Stryver and Carton?
Lion and Jackal
Who is the Vengeance?
Madame Defarge’s Lieutenant
Lucie’s fanciful thought years ago of the echoes of a multitude of footsteps becomes a reality in France. What has occurred?
The mob has stormed the Bastille in Paris.
Who was the doomed man the mender-of-roads told the Jacques about?
The man who stabbed the Marquis.
Who else’s name is Madame Defarge knitting?
Charles Darnay
What does Dr. Manette allow Lorry and Miss Pross to do?
Destroy his workbench.
What name does Stryver call Carton?
Memory
How does Dickens describe the privileged class?
Extravagant; superficial; useless
Identify Mr. Stryver.
Darnay’s attorney
What is the countryside of France like?
The fields have the same starved look as the people.
Why is Darnay acquitted?
Lack of a positive identification.
What metaphor does Dickens use to describe the mob?
“a surging sea”
Describe Carton’s response to Stryver’s self-flattery.
Carton stabs him with ironic jabs which completely go over Stryver’s head.
